Whitter Village 10 Years Later

NAME OF FEATURE | THE GLEANER | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2020 20 T HEHIGHstandardsofoperations upheldby theWhitterVillagehas resulted in it being the location of choice for the Honorary Consul of Canada in Montego Bay, and the United States of America Consular Agency for thewestern region. Because, as most people would imagine, consular offices are only placed by foreign governments at locations in which they have utmost confidence. The office of the Honorary Consul in Montego Bay, under the super- vision of the High Commission of Canada to Jamaica, was established to undertake several functions in the west, among these, provide a range of consular services to Canadian cit- izens visiting, working, studying, re- siding or detained in the parishes of St Elizabeth,Westmoreland, Hanover, St James, Trelawny, and St Ann. Though temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 outbreak, prior to the pandemic, the office was open on a part-time basis fromMondays to Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., to provide in-person services to Canadian consular clients and accommodate the submission of Canadian visa applications. In addition to those services, the office also kept abreast of general security, public safety, emergency services and local trends whichmay impact Canadian citizens in the area. A part of the office’s mandate is to maintain close relations and regular contact with government officials, government authorities, consular network wardens, important local contacts such as airline representa- tives, hospital administrators, and the diplomatic community serving in the same jurisdiction, amongother things. TheUnitedStates Consular Agency in Montego Bay, located at Whitter Village, was established there to pro- vide information and assistance to American citizens inwestern Jamaica. Also closed temporarily since COVID, the location facilitated the submission of applications for United States passports, documentation of children born to American nationals in Jamaica, among other things. As owner of the property, Angella Whitter explains, the settingat thevil- lage is tranquil, alluring and inviting with top-level security, andzero toler- ance for harassment of patrons,which isexpectedof aplace that housesenti- ties thatdealwithdiplomaticbusiness. “Nobody is going toharass you.We haveasecurityteamhere;wehavezero tolerance for loitering, no interfering with our guests. When our patrons come here, they must be able to sit and enjoy themselves in pace, quiet and solitude,”she explained. “We wanted to create the amen- ities where people can actually live and work in peace. We didn’t want it to be the general mundane mall where you come and don’t feel wel- come and appreciated, and we feel thatWhitter Village was so concep- tualised to build value and stability in Ironshore,” she said. Whitter Village: The place of choice for embassies and consulates WHITTER VILLAGE 10TH ANNIVERSARY Shop EU 10 Whitter village, Ironshore, Montego Bay Tel: 876-953-8074 Email: temptationsjamaica@yahoo.com Congratulations to Whitter Village on their 10 th Anniversary from Temptations Entrance to the Canadian Embassy at Whitter Village. ... The setting at the village is tranquil, alluring and inviting with top-level security, and zero tolerance for harassment of patrons, which is expected of a place that houses entities that deal with diplomatic business.